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list. In this case, start a new search to
update the Bluetooth®telephone list.
Authorizing (registering) a mobile phone
Passkey entry
Telephone basic menu
Option 1: using the passkey (access code)
XSelect the mobile phone using the Ï
symbol in the Bluetooth®telephone list by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The input menu for the passkey appears.
The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit num-
ber combination which you can choose your-
self. You must enter the same number com-
bination in COMAND and in the Bluetooth
®-
capable mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
iSome mobile phones require a passkey
with four or more digits.
iIf you want to reauthorize a mobile phone
following deauthorization, you can select a
different passkey.
iMercedes-Benz recommends de-authori-
zation in COMAND and on the mobile
phone (
Ypage 387). Subsequent authori-
zation may otherwise fail.
XTo enter the passkey in COMAND: press
the number keys one after the other.
or
XSelect the digits in the digit bar one by one
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
¬ is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
XIn both cases, select ¬and press Wto
confirm.
XTo enter the passkey on the mobile
phone: if the Bluetooth®connection is suc-
cessful, you will be requested to enter the
passkey (access code, passcode; see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
XEnter the same passkey in the mobile
phone as the one already entered in
COMAND.
The Connecting Bluetooth Pro‐
files...message appears.
The Authorization successful
mes-
sage appears once authorization is com-
pleted.
The mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(authorized). You can now make phone calls
using the COMAND hands-free system.
iAfter entering the passkey, you may also
need to enter a confirmation in your mobile
phone to connect calls. Please check your
mobile phone display. On some mobile
phones, this confirmation can be saved. In
this case, you do not need to enter it again.
If the COMAND display shows the Author‐
ization failedmessage, you may have
exceeded the prescribed time period.
Repeat the procedure.
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Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®audio
device) must support the Bluetooth®version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be con-
nected.
XIf the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
by pressing W.
If you select Yes
, authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
XConfirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization
If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth
®device name for
COMAND is MB Bluetooth
.
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the con- nection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
XPress the
%function button on
COMAND.
XSelect Connect Devicefrom the tele-
phone basic menu by sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears.
XSelect Connect via Phoneand press W
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
XStart the Bluetooth®search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
XSelect COMAND (MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
XOption 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
XOption 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do
you want to be
authorized?on the COMAND display.
XIf you selectYes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
a Connection to// dev.>…andConnecting Bluetooth
Profiles...are displayed. If the connec-
tion is successful, you see the telephone
basic menu and the connected mobile
phone is entered.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
XSelect the mobile phone in the Bluetooth®
telephone list by turning cVdthe
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COMAND controller and pressWto con-
firm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it iswithin Bluetooth
®
range and ifBluetooth®is activated.
Only one mobile phone can beconnected
at any one time. The currently connected
mob ilephone isindicated bythe #dot in
the Bluetooth
®telephones list.
iYou can only switch to another authorized
mob ilephone ifyou are not currently mak-
ing a call.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a mobile
phone
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may other-
wise fail.
XPress the %function button on
COMAND.
XSe lect Connect Devicefrom the tele-
phone basic menu by sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears
(
Ypage 384).
XSelect the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth®telephones list.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select Yes
, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®telephones list.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
iBefore re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB
Bluetoothfrom your mobile phone's Blue-
tooth®list.
Displaying connection details
XPress the %function button on
COMAND.
XSelect Connect Dev.from the telephone
basic menu by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears.
XSelect the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth®telephones list.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Detailsand press Wto confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
Ravailability status (shown after a new
search)
Rauthorization status
XTo close the detailed view: turncVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth®
interface)
Basic menu display
Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth®interface)
:
Telephone status
;Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
=Receiver icon ¢or¡
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?To display call lists
ACharacter bar
BBluetooth®name of the currently connec-
ted mobile phone
CTo display the COMAND phone book
XPress the %function button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
iDisplay ;may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars ;show the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, reception is either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether a call is
active/being connected ¡or not ¢.
Text message display in the telephone
basic menu
The Text Message
menu item is only availa-
ble if the Bluetooth®phone supports the MAP
Bluetooth®profile ( Message AccessProfile).
The downloading of text messages from the
Bluetooth
®phone must have been comple-
ted. The menu item is otherwise grayed out.
Further information on text messages
(
Ypage 400).
If you have an unread text message, the 1
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol disap-
pears once you have read the text message.
The ú mail symbol is displayed as soon as
the text message memory is full. The symbol
disappears once you delete at least one text
message.
Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and recep-
tion volume settings. Find out more about the
optimum settings for your mobile phone
online at http://www.mbusa-mobile.com .
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
XPress the
%function button.
XSelect Connect Dev.in the telephone
basic menu by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning cVd.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Reception VolumeorTransmis‐
sion Volumeand press Wto confirm.
XSelect a volume setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
XTo close the setting scale: pressWor
slide XVY .
iIncorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls.
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XTo switch off:selectMicOffand press W
to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the Qicon, and the The
microphoneisoffmessage appears for
a short period.
XTo switch on: selectMic onand press W
to confirm.
The Qsymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The
microphoneisonmessage.
Sending DTMF tones
This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
XIf you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
XTo transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answering machine, select the desired
characters in the character bar, pressing W
to confirm each of them.
or
XPress the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
XTo send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller and press
Wto con-
firm.
XSelect the desired phone book entry and
press Wto confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
XTo return to the call display: selectBack
and press Wto confirm.
iYou can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions.
Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call
The mobile phone network provider must sup-
port and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display. You also hear a tone. You can accept
or reject the call.
XTo reject: selectRejectand press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XTo accept: selectAcceptand press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
RThe mobile phone supports the call waiting
function (via Bluetooth®) when:
The previously active call is held. You can
then switch back and forth between both
calls (toggling) (
Ypage 392).
RThe mobile phone does not support the call waiting function (via Bluetooth®) when:
The previously active call is ended.
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This is also the case if you accept the wait-
ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you con-
tinue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a second call
If the following requirements are met, you can
make another call while on the phone with
someone else:
RThe function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
RThe mobile phone has to support the con-
nection of a further call via Bluetooth®. This
action puts the previous call on hold if the
mobile phone supports this function.
RThe appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone.
:Symbol for making a second call
XSelect symbol :by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND.
XEnter the phone number:
Rmanually (Ypage 389)
Rusing the phone book (Ypage 394)
Rusing the call lists (Ypage 397)
Rusing speed dial (Ypage 390) Call waiting and conference calls
You can switch back and forth between two
calls with the call waiting function. The func-
tion is available if your mobile phone supports
the toggling function (via Bluetooth
®).
You can interconnect various callers to create
a conference call with the Conference
func-
tion.
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call while
talking to someone else.
:Active call
;Call on hold
=To interconnect the call on hold and the
active call to create a conference call.
To switch between the active call and the call
on hold (call waiting):
XSelect call on hold ;and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
XTo end the active call: select¢in the
telephone basic menu and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The call on hold is activated.
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iYou can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Closing the phone book
XSelect the &symbol in the character bar
by sliding ÆVand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the kbutton.
Symbol overview
Sym-
bolExplanation
ÆAddress book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or address book
\Address book entry with voice tag
These entries have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions).
ÃContact that has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP
¯Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device
®Entry imported via the Bluetooth®
interface
Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
XSelect a character by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel
and Christine, the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E
andI.
XSelect the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one and press Wto
confirm.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
XTo complete the search: slideVZthe
COMAND controller repeatedly or press
and hold Wuntil the character bar disap-
pears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(
Ypage 301)
Using the number keypad
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
XPress the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry)
(
Ypage 303).
Directly from the list
You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
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XSlideZVthe COMAND controller repeat-
edly in the phone book until the selection
list appears.
XSelect the list symbol on the right in the
selection list by sliding VYthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect NewEntryand press Wto confirm.
XSelect a category for the number, e.g. Home,
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile
, and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Continueand press Wto confirm.
The input menu with data fields appears.
:Selected data field with cursor
;Character bar
XEnter characters (Ypage 301)
XTo save an entry: select the¬symbol
in the character bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Adding to a phone book entry
You can add telephone numbers to an exist-
ing phone book entry.
XSelect an entry in the selection list by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Add Phone No.and press Wto
confirm.
XSelect a category for the number, e.g. Home,
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile
, and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Continueand press Wto confirm.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
If five numbers are stored for the entry in
the selected number category, a prompt
will appear. You can then choose whether
to overwrite one of the existing numbers.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a selection list will appear
containing the five existing numbers.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
XSelect the number to be overwritten by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
An input menu appears. The data field for
entering the new phone number is high-
lighted.
XEnter characters (Ypage 301)
XStore the entry (Ypage 302)
Using call lists
Introduction
While the telephone is being used, COMAND
stores individual lists for both incoming and
outgoing calls (including missed calls). Call
lists are not available unless a mobile phone is
connected to COMAND.
COMAND supports the PBAP Bluetooth
®pro-
file. How COMAND processes call lists
depends on the model of the mobile phone
connected:
RBluetooth®telephone with PBAP Blue-
tooth®profile:
The call lists are downloaded automatically from the mobile phone by COMAND as
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